>A vast amount is used to control everything from your car to your toaster :/ True, and hopefully after the Therac-25 incident we learned that, while it is gen

>A vast amount is used to control everything from your car to your toaster :/ True, and hopefully after the Therac-25 incident we learned that, while it is generally fine having people playing with programming, for certain applications it is best to leave it to professionals with a deep understanding of what they're doing. >Shit, now I feel like I'm refuting your point about death-by-C++, but also supporting that we need more regulations to protect against idiots like myself. Yes, we likely need more regulation, at least for safety critical applications (but I don't know if those are already in place).